Producer Responsibility

Producer Responsibility is increasingly used throughout the world as a means of addressing environmental impacts of certain products. Producer Responsibility is an example of the extended Polluter Pays Principle as it applies to waste and resource management.

The Producer Responsibility Unit was established to implement the legislation covering packaging, End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

More information is available on:

• Packaging Waste
• End-of-life Vehicles
• WEEE

Provision of advice and enforcement of legislation relating to Producer Responsibility are handled and coordinated by our Producer Responsibility Unit, within Land and Resource Management. Contact details are below:

Postal Address:

Producer Responsibility Unit
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Klondyke Building
Cromac Avenue
Gasworks Business Park
Lower Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 2JA

Useful Links

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) website
http://www.defra.gov.uk/Environment/waste/topics/producer-responsibility.htm

BERR (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) website
http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/sustainability/index.html